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Texan · 20 Jun 2005, 20:28

The problem we has is that we Earthlings think we are smart, when in reality we don't know crap. Oh, we can build a ship that will fly to mars, but we don't know what causes inflation. Or if we do know, why do we allow it to happen so much?

As an example, I read today that 90 percent of new medicines are produced under capitalism*, whereas probably 95 percent of the people in the word (everyone except the really rich) would say that a socialist medical system is superior to a capitalist medical system. Yet socialist medical systems only produce about 10 percent of new medicines.

The journalist could be a liar, I did not check his "fact."

20 Jun 2005, 20:28	#61
Texan Prince of Amber Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 1,313	Re: World Leaders That Don't Suck The problem we has is that we Earthlings think we are smart, when in reality we don't know crap. Oh, we can build a ship that will fly to mars, but we don't know what causes inflation. Or if we do know, why do we allow it to happen so much? As an example, I read today that 90 percent of new medicines are produced under capitalism*, whereas probably 95 percent of the people in the word (everyone except the really rich) would say that a socialist medical system is superior to a capitalist medical system. Yet socialist medical systems only produce about 10 percent of new medicines. The journalist could be a liar, I did not check his "fact." __________________ "We sleep safe at night in our beds because rough men stand ready to visit violence upon those who wish to do us harm." -- George Orwell.